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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1983
Anna G Stanislowski, Tracy, CA (US);
Richard J Wiersema, Pleasanton, CA (US);
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A stable, cooperative enzyme system which is stable under use conditions is disclosed which comprises at least two enzymes having activity towards a relatively complex substrate with at least partial activity over the same pH range, wherein their combined activities are greater than the sum of their individual activities as determined by the formula: ##EQU1## wherein E.sub.1 and E.sub.2 are said enzymes. No additional chemical stabilizers, modifiers or activators are added to the enzymes of this invention. Particularly preferred enzymes in this invention are proteases having optimal activity in acidic, neutral or alkaline media, and mixtures of the same. A method of making this cooperative enzyme system is also disclosed. The enzyme systems of this invention have a wide variety of uses in cleaning and other applications.